The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.

West Indies, Spanish Indias Occidentales, French Indes Occidentales, Dutch West-Indië, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. From the peninsula of Florida on the mainland of the United States, ...

23/05/2021 · The West Indies are a chain of islands in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. Some of the West Indies are coral islands, while others are volcanic in origin. The West Indies are divided into three groups: The Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the Lesser Antilles. The West Indies stretch from the Bahamas in the north, all the way south to the ...

The West Indies refers to a collection of islands in the Caribbean. These islands have nothing to do with India – they were named the West Indies because when Christopher Columbus arrived on the island of Hispanola (where the Dominican Republic and Haiti are), he thought that he was in India. Hispanola is just one of the many islands in the West Indies, and the Dominican …

West Indies vs United Arab Emirates, 1st Match. ICC Mens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2022. Junction Oval, Melbourne. West Indies won by 17 runs. Aug 21, Sun. West Indies vs New Zealand, 3rd ODI ...

West Indies falter again during chastening warm-up The tourists lost four cheap wickets in their second innings after the bowling was flayed in Canberra Ollie Davies flays West Indies in...

30/03/2020 · The West Indies, more commonly referred to as the Caribbean, consists of three major island groups: the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles and the Lesser Antilles. The Greater Antilles include some of the most well-known individual islands, including Cuba and Puerto Rico.

29/10/2022 · West Indies will be under the leadership of Kraigg Brathwaite and will face the hosts in two Test matches at the Perth Stadium (30 November to 4 December) and the Adelaide Oval (8 to 12 December). The Selection Panel named one newcomer in Tagenarine Chanderpaul, the left-handed opening batter and recalled two experienced players in allrounder Roston Chase and …

The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, and those on the Leeward and Windward Islands, …

The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a multi-national men's cricket team representing the mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies. The players on this composite team are selected from a chain of fifteen Caribbean nation-states and territories.